Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.

Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind.

Any landscape is a condition of the spirit.

I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel.

To know how to suggest is the art of teaching.

Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers.

Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark.

Sacrifice still exists everywhere, and everywhere the elect of each generation suffers for the salvation of the rest.

Uncertainty is the refuge of hope.

Philosophy means the complete liberty of the mind.

The stationary condition is the beginning of the end

I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.

A 'farm' today means 100, 000 chickens in a space the size of a Motel 6 shower stall.

I believe that artistic activities change people. You do effect change. I see architecture as a political, social and cultural act - that is its primary role.

If Jesus was a Jew, how come he has a Mexican first name?

However, when Java is promoted as the sole programming language, its flaws and limitations become serious.

We must always aim for the impossible; if we lower our goal, we also diminish our effort.

Life, for Colin, was one long brace against pain and disappointment, and everybody apart from his wife was an enemy until proven otherwise.

I found going to school when I was modeling very grounding. It's really kept my perspective on bigger things in my life.

There are only four people who knew what the Beatles were about anyway.

If the size of your vision for your life isn't intimidating to you, there's a good chance it's insulting to God.